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. 1993;32(2):163-82.
doi: 10.1007/BF01212802.

Temporal and regional trends of cancer mortality in West Germany

J Kvasnicka  1 , E Kvasnicka, H Schnadt, W Geuer, W Havers, J Breckow
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Temporal and regional trends of cancer mortality in West Germany

J Kvasnicka et al. Radiat Environ Biophys. 1993.

Abstract

Age-specific and cumulative mortality rates are presented for different cancer sites from 1970 until 1988 for the 11 individual federal states of West Germany (FRG). Sex- and age-specific evaluations are performed and temporal and regional trends in mortality from different cancer sites are revealed. In the FRG there is no comprehensive cancer registry with national coverage for recording cancer patients of all ages (nationwide incidence rates are available only for childhood cancers). Therefore, in view of the lack of a nationwide cancer registry the importance of long-term cancer mortality studies for health policy is emphasized. Methodological aspects of certification regulations and classification of cancer sites are discussed.

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